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VRABEC, Thomas S - Date of
birth
12 December 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio -
Hometown
Mahoning County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35272219 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
17 August 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 14 | 35 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John A. Vrabec (father)
Margareth (Frundziak) Vrabec (mother)
Mary Vrabec (sister)
Jean L. Vrabec (sister)
Frank Vrabec (brother)
More information
Cpl Thomas S. Vrabec attended high school for three years and worked in a rubber plant.He enlisted in Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio on 16 January 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: The Rayen Annual (1938) Youngstown, Ohio - courtesy of Kathy McDermott